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No, future "minor incidents" will not be kept "under wraps". The FAA has strict guidelines on what is and is not reportable, and those guidelines arent skirted

No, future "minor incidents" will not be kept "under wraps". The FAA has strict guidelines on what is and is not reportable, and those guidelines arent skirted by any commercial operator of a size that would be flying 737s. The commercial aviation industry, particularly in the US, has a stellar safety record over the past several decades. This track record isnt a fluke, it's the result of systemic safeguards that the carriers, FAA, and manufacturers have put in place. When there are problems, the root cause is found, and it is fixed not just in one carrier but in all of them. No system is perfect, but the conspiratorial thinking and tone here is just not justified.

sofixa 6y ago
> The FAA has strict guidelines on what is and is not reportable, and those guidelines arent skirted by any commercial operator of a size that would be flying 737 Like it has strict guidelines on when a new version of a plane needs to be recertified and what specific tech needs specific certification and testing ( if failure can crash the plane, and if failure is possible at more than X rate). Boeing completely ignored that when self-certifying the 737Max, so what makes you think airlines will listen to the FAA more? > The commercial aviation industry, particularly in the US, has a stellar safety record over the past several decades. This track record isnt a fluke, it's the result of systemic safeguards that the carriers, FAA, and manufacturers have put in place. Baring the latest huge safety problems, like the 737Max.
rob74 6y ago
I wasn't saying that incidents that have to be reported won't be reported, but for minor things at the limit between what is and is not reportable, the decision-makers at the airlines will be more willing to ignore them. Sorry if the tone sounds conspiratorial, but after the whole affair with Boeing, the FAA and also the airlines failing to properly address the 737 MAX's MCAS issue before it was far too late, I have grown a little bit skeptical of the system you describe...

sofixa 6y ago

> The FAA has strict guidelines on what is and is not reportable, and those guidelines arent skirted by any commercial operator of a size that would be flying 737 Like it has strict guidelines on when a new version of a plane needs to be recertified and what specific tech needs specific certification and testing ( if failure can crash the plane, and if failure is possible at more than X rate). Boeing completely ignored that when self-certifying the 737Max, so what makes you think airlines will listen to the FAA more? > The commercial aviation industry, particularly in the US, has a stellar safety record over the past several decades. This track record isnt a fluke, it's the result of systemic safeguards that the carriers, FAA, and manufacturers have put in place. Baring the latest huge safety problems, like the 737Max.

rob74 6y ago

I wasn't saying that incidents that have to be reported won't be reported, but for minor things at the limit between what is and is not reportable, the decision-makers at the airlines will be more willing to ignore them. Sorry if the tone sounds conspiratorial, but after the whole affair with Boeing, the FAA and also the airlines failing to properly address the 737 MAX's MCAS issue before it was far too late, I have grown a little bit skeptical of the system you describe...